Adventure Weekend

This is the perfect summer getaway to the expedition cabin, Nordenskiöld Lodge

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Adventure Weekend

3 days Adventure Weekend to Nordenskiöld Lodge

Welcome to the worlds northern most commercial cabin. Hidden in the glacier moraine you can find our Nordenskiöld Lodge. Here you can spend your days hiking on the blue glaciers or paddling along the glacier ice, seals and belugas. Here, high up the arctic, far from any traffic, you can really hear the arctic silence.

Program

Day before

Meet the guide in the reception at Basecamp Hotel at 4 pm to go through program and equipment.

Day 1

Your adventure starts in the morning, when our guide pick you up from your hotel. We sit down and go through the program for the coming days. You can back the needed equipment to a smaller bag (waterproof bags are recommended), and leave rest of your belongings to Basecamp Hotel. Once all set, we dress in rescue suits before heading to the harbor and to our open boat. We travel over Isfjorden and all the way to the Billefjorden and Adolfbukta. There is plenty of wildlife around the fjords at this time of the year, so we have good chances to see some arctic birds, walruses, belugas or even the polar bear. Once at Nordenskiöld Lodge we will enjoy an outdoor lunch and get familiar with the cabin and the surroundings. After lunch, it is time to head out to the arctic nature and explore the beauty around us. Before the evening, we will return to the cabin, sit down for a delicious dinner and relax in a warm sauna.

Lunch and dinner included

Nordenskiöld Lodge

Day 2

Today is the big glacier day. After breakfast, we will go through the equipment and safety on the glacier. Then we will head to the Nordenskiöld glacier, which lies just a stone’s throw away from the cabin. We spend the whole day on the blue glacier. We climb up and down on the ice learning how to use our equipment and even cross over some of the crevasses along the wat. We enjoy expedition lunch with beautiful view over Billefjorden. Did you know 60% of Spitsbergen surface is glacier? During the day your will discover exciting world of the glaciers and learn more about the blue ice. Warm dinner, hot sauna and cold drinks will top off the day.

All meals included

Nordenskiöld Lodge

Day 3

After breakfast we have a chance for our last hike. We can have one last photo walk to the glacier front or hike to the moraine to take the last pictures of the wildlife and the shiny glacier. We will enjoy lunch at the cabin before returning to the civilization. We make a stop in Pyramiden on the way back to Longyearbyen and get to see the Russian settlement up close. The settlement was closes down in 1998, but have opened again for visitors. It is a fascinating place to visit. We return to Longyearbyen by boat and arrive during the afternoon or early

What’s not included?

Recommended equipment

Recommended clothing in the Arctic: Woolen underwear as the base layer, warm wool or flees trousers & sweater on the top, two layers of socks (thin & thick woolen socks), windproof layer on the top (spacious clothing is recommended since air is the best insulation), gloves, warm hat (wind proof), scarf or flees- tube.

Good to have with you: Indoor shoes or extra woolen socks, indoor leisure wear/ casual clothing for dinner, toilet articles, sunglasses, sunscreen, binoculars, camera, small bag/ backpack for personal equipment during the trip, rest of your belongings you can leave to Basecamp Hotel.

Note

This trip is not suitable for persons suffering from back pains.

As part of Basecamp Explorer Spitsbergen’s efforts to be climate neutral, there will be an additional climate investment charge of NOK 250 per guest. This is donated in its entirety to Basecamp Foundation’s forestry project in Masai Mara, Kenya. The trees bind CO2 and contribute to reducing the effects of emissions associated with our activities – and your travel. For more information, please visit: www.basecampfoundation.org

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